Dog on the Cross (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781565124127)

A man miraculously survives a fall from the eighth floor of a drilling rig but is ever after plagued by an unwillingness to live. A preacher loses his ability to speak in tongues and begins to fake it. A young man is intent on suppressing his sinful love for his best friend even though he can think of nothing else. A teenage boy struggles with the temptation of a young girl. A grandmother will stop at nothing to make her grandson famous. These are some of the good citizens of Perser, Oklahoma. And in Aaron Gwyn's debut collection, the people of Perser are unpredictable and unforgettable as they struggle with lapses into sin during the week a young faith healer comes to town.

In his careful articulation of faith and doubt, sin and self-delusion, allegiance to the church and self-glorification, Gwyn reveals himself as a writer of great heart and complexity, creating a world that burns with pain, love, and an odd kind of devotion.

Author: Aaron Gwyn
ISBN-10: 156512412X
ISBN-13: 9781565124127
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/03/2004
Pages: 217
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.96h x 4.94w x 0.74d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2004 pg. 7
Library Journal 01/01/2004 pg. 161
Booklist 03/15/2004 pg. 1263